Toilet tissue holder for roll tissue



Feb. 1, 1955 J, MOORE 2,701,109

TOILET TISSUE HOLDER FOR ROLL TISSUE Filed June 19, 1951 INVENTOR F RANCIS .J. MOORE ATTORNEY United States Patent TOILET TISSUE HOLDER FOR ROLL TISSUE Francis J. Moore, Minneapolis, Minn.

Application June 19, 1951, Serial No. 232,411

8 Claims. (Cl. 242-55.2)

My present invention relates to improvements in toilet tissue holders and, more particularly, to a holder for holding a roll of toilet tissue.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a novel holder insertable through a cylindrical core on which a roll of toilet tissue is wound, and frictionally holding the same to permit free unwinding of the tissue as the same is pulled therefrom, but which will prevent spinning of the roll by giving the tissue a quick pull.

Another object of this invention is to provide novel means for separably mounting a holder for a roll of toilet tissue on a wall bracket.

A further object of this invention is to provide an extremely simple and inexpensive bracket and holder for a roll of toilet tissue.

These and other objects of this invention will be apparent from the following description, reference being had to the drawing.

To the above end, generally stated, the invention consists of the novel devices and combination of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the improved holder for a roll of toilet tissue and a wall bracket for holding the same, said view also showing in central section a roll of toilet tissue and the cylindrical core on which it is wound;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view partly in inside side elevation and partly in section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1, said view also shows in end elevation a small portion of the roll of toilet tissue shown in Fig. 1, and its core;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view partly in inside elevation and partly in section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a view in section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

The numeral 5 indicates a wall bracket formed of a single piece of strap metal bent flatwise, at its end portions, to afford a pair of arms 6. These arms 6 are primarily in slightly forwardly converging relation. In the back or transverse member 7 of the bracket 5 are two holes 8 for screws, not shown, for attaching said bracket to a wall or other support.

The outer end portion of each arm 6 is bent outwardly and rearwardly, in the form of a semicircle, and thence continued rearwardly and parallel to said arm to afford a stop member 9. The end portion of each arm 6 is bent inwardly and rearwardly into engagement with the respective arm 6. Formed in each arm 6 is a longitudinal slot 10 opposite the respective stop member 9.

My holder 11 for a roll of toilet tissue is formed of a single round rod, the intermediate portion of which is offset in the form of a wide yoke 12. The transverse portion 13 of the yoke 12 is straight and the arms 14 thereof are parallel. Each end portion of the rod is bent outwardly and then inwardly, in the plane of the yoke 12, to afiord a keeper 15 in the form of a deep U. The

transverse portions 16 of the keeper 15 are semicircular and the outer side members 17 thereof, that are integral with the yoke arms 14, are designated by the numeral 18. The inner side members of the keepers 15 at their ends are spaced outwardly of the yoke arms 14. The corners of the yoke 12, at its transverse portions 13, and the arms 14 at the corners thereof, and the keepers 15 are on the arcs of circles.

2,701,109 Patented Feb. 1, 1955 A roll of toilet tissue 19 wound on a cylindrical paper core 20 is mounted on the holder 11 by inserting said holder endwise in the core 20. By reference to Fig. 1, it will be noted that the transverse portion 13 of the yoke 12 and the outer side members 17 of the keepers 15 engage the core 21 at diametrically opposite sides thereof and hold the core 20 centered on the holder 11.

With the roll 19 mounted on the holder 11, said holder, in turn, is mounted on the bracket 5 by holding the holder 11 angularly in the plane of the arms 6 and in moving the same endwise to insert its keeper, nearest the bracket 5, into the adjacent slot 10 and against the opposite stop member 9. Next, the holder 11 is moved to position the semicircular end of its other keeper 15 against the semicircular end of the adjacent arm 6 and sufficient pressure is applied to the respective end of the holder 11 to cam the engaged arm out of its path of movement and spring ths arms 6 apart and thus permit the last-noted keeper 15 to slide longitudinally on the inner side of the engaged arm 6 until it is brought into alignment with the slot 10 therein. The tendency of the spread arms 6 is to move toward each other and project the last-noted keeper 15 into its slot 10 and against the opposite stop member 9.

Obviously, the slots 10 hold the holder 11 from turning and the stop members 9 hold said holder from moving endwise relative to the bracket 5.

The engagement of the holder 11 with the core 20 is such that said core will freely turn on the holder 11 when the toilet tissue is pulled to unwind the same. But at the same time, the frictional contact between the core 20 and the holder 11 is such that the roll 19 will not spin when the toilet tissue is pulled to unwind the same from the roll 19.

From the foregoing, it must be evident that the invention disclosed is capable of a large range of modification within the spirit of the invention herein disclosed and claimed.

What I claim is:

1. A bracket formed of a piece of material and having its end portions bent outwardly to afford a pair of arms, the outer end portions of the arms being curved outwardly and rearwardly to afford stop members, the end portions of the stop members being bent laterally into engagement with the arms, each arm having a slot in opposing relation to its stop member, and a holder for holding a roll of toilet tissue and having on its ends outof-round keepers removably mounted in the slots for holding the holder from turning relative to the bracket.

2. The structure defined in claim 1 in which the arms are primarily in slightly outwardly converging relation.

'3. A bracket formed of a piece of material having its end portions bent laterally to afford a pair of arms that are primarily in slightly outwardly converging relation, the end portions of the arms being curved outwardly and rearwardly to afford a pair of stop members, the end portions of which are bent laterally into close contact with the arms, said arms having a pair of slots in opposing relation to the stop members, and a holder for holding a roll of toilet tissue, formed of a single rod, the intermediate portion of which is in the form of a yoke, the transverse portion of the yoke being straight and substantially parallel to the end portions of the holder, the outer end portions of the rod being curved outwardly and inwardly to afford a pair of keepers insertable into the slots by springing the arms apart, said stop members yieldingly engaging the keeper at their ends and holding the holder from moving endwise relative to the arms.

4. A pair of laterally spaced members each having an elongated slot, said slots being in opposing relation, and a holder formed of a single round rod insertable endwise through the core of a roll of toilet tissue, said rod at its longitudinal center being offset to the shape of a yoke, the intermediate portion of which is straight and parallel to the end portions of the rod, said yoke at its intermediate portions and the rod on each side of the yoke frictionally engaging said core on diametrically opposite lines, the end portions of the rod being upset to extend into the elongated slots with a working fit and thereby hold the holder from turning about its longitudinal axis.

5. A pair of laterally spaced members each having an elongated slot, said slots being in opposing relation, and

a holder formed of a single round rod insertable endwise through the core of a roll of toilet tissue, said rod at its longitudinal center being upset to the shape of a yoke, the intermediate portion of which is straight and parallel to the end portions of the rod, said yoke at its intermediate portion and the rod on each side of the yoke frictionally engaging the core on diametrically opposite lines, the end portions of the rod being outwardly and inwardly semi-circular and parallel to the rod, said end portions of the rod extending into the slots with a working fit and hold the holder from turning about its longitudinal axis.

6. A pair of held arms at least one of which may be sprung outwardly of the other, said arms having a pair of opposing elongated slots, and an elongated holder having wide end portions and an intermediate portion outwardly offset from the end portions, said holder being insertable endwise into the core of a roll of toilet tissue with its end portions and its intermediate portion frictionally engaging said core on diametrically opposite lines, said end portions outwardly of the core being insertable endwise into the slots with a working fit and hold the holder from turning about its longitudinal axis.

7. The structure defined in claim 6, further including means for holding the holder from endwise movement relative to the arms.

8. A pair of laterally spaced members each having an elongated slot, the slots being in opposing relation, and an elongated holder having wide end portions and an intermediate portion outwardly offset from the end portions, said holder being insertable endwise into the core of a roll of toilet tissue with its end portions and its intermediate portion frictionally engaging said core on diametrically opposite lines, said end portions outwardly of the core being insertable endwise into the slots with a working fit and hold the holder from turning about its longitudinal axis.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Allen June 13, 1933 Worley May 18, 1948 

